GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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strutto become turgid : swell
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor